List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team

This list of leading goalscorers for the France national football team contains football players who have played for the France national football team and is listed according to their number of goals scored. The France national football team (French: Equipe de France) represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football) and competes as a member of UEFA.

This article is about France national team players with at least 10 goals. For a list of all national team players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:France international footballers. For the current national team squad, see France national football team § Players.

As hundreds of players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1904, only players with 10 or more official goals are included. The national team's record goal-scorer is Thierry Henry, who scored 51 total goals in 123 competitive appearances for the team between 1997 and 2010. Henry surpassed Michel Platini, the previous all-time leading goal-scorer, on 17 October 2007 in a match against Lithuania. Henry is the only player to have reached the half-century mark in goals for the national team.[1] Henry is followed by Platini, who scored 41 goals, Olivier Giroud with 39 goals, David Trezeguet, who netted 34 goals, and Zinedine Zidane, with 31 goals.[2] Henry, Trezeguet, and Zidane were members of the team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, while Platini captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.

Players
  • Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, and FIFA Confederations Cup matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.

Statistics correct as of game against Albania on 7 September 2019

Key
§
 Still active for the national team[3]
 Played on team that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup
 Played on team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Thierry Henry (51 goals) is the all-time leading goal-scorer of the national team.
Michel Platini (41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984.
Laurent Blanc (16 goals) is the leading goalscorer in national team history as a defender.
#NamePositionNational
team career		GoalsCapsAverage
1Thierry HenryFW1997–2010511230.41
2Michel PlatiniMF1976–198741720.57
3Olivier Giroud§FW2011–39930.42
4David TrezeguetFW1998–200834710.48
5Zinedine ZidaneMF1994–2006311060.29
6Just FontaineFW1953–196030211.43
Jean-Pierre PapinFW1986–199530540.56
8Antoine Griezmann§FW2014–29730.4
9Youri DjorkaeffMF1993–200228820.34
10Karim BenzemaFW2007–27810.33
11Sylvain WiltordFW1999–200626920.28
12Jean VincentFW1953–196122460.48
13Jean NicolasFW1933–193821250.84
14Paul NicolasFW1920–193120350.57
Eric CantonaFW1987–199520450.44
16Jean BaratteFW1944–195219320.59
17Roger PiantoniFW1952–196118370.49
Raymond KopaMF1952–196218450.4
19Franck RibéryMF2006–201416810.2
Laurent BlancDF1989–200016970.16
21Eugène MaësFW1911–191315111.36
Hervé RevelliFW1966–197515300.5
Dominique RocheteauFW1975–198615490.31
24Émile VeinanteDF1929–194014240.58
Nicolas AnelkaMF1998–201014690.2
Robert PiresMF1996–200414790.18
27Kylian Mbappé§FW2017–13330.39
Didier SixMF1976–198413520.25
29Maryan WisnieskiFW1955–196312330.36
Bernard LacombeFW1973–198412380.32
Jules DewaquezFW1920–192912410.29
32Thadée CisowskiFW1951–195811130.85
Ernest VaastMF1945–194911150.73
Yannick StopyraFW1980–198811330.33
35Charly LoubetFW1967–197410130.77
Joseph UjlakiFW1952–196010210.48
Roger CourtoisFW1933–194710220.45
Paul Pogba§MF2013–10690.14

See also

References
  1. France 2–0 Lithuania: Henry smashes Platini record, ESPN Soccernet, 17 October 2007, accessed 18 October 2007
  2. "France - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. Players who are still active for the national team are players who haven't retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
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